Doorstop



Jan. 14,- 1947. YOUTHER 1 2,414,464

noon STOP Filed July 29,. 1943 Inventor Jakw Z )wiber Patented Jan. 14,1947 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in door stops, theprincipal object being to provide a simple construction which can bereadily attached to the lower portion of a door for holding a door inopen or partly opened position.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a door stopwhich is of simple construction and capable of being placed on themarket at a low cost.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent tothe reader of the following description.

In the drawing- Figure 1 represents an edge elevational view showing thedevice applied to a door.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary side elevational View showing the deviceapplied to a door and in elevated position.

Figure 3 is a perspective View of the stop block.

Referring to the drawing wherein like numerals refer to like parts, itcan be seen that numeral 5 denotes a door to which the improved stopgenerally referred to by numeral 6 is applied.

The stop 5 consists of a plate I having a barrel formation 8 at itslower end and this barrel formation 8 is notched at its ends as at 9,these notches being at the upper portion of the barrel formation.

The stop further consists of a U-shaped wire carrier In having legportions a, a and a bight portion 12. The free ends of the U-shapedcarrier 10 are provided with inwardly bent portions H which are disposedinto the ends of the barrel formation 8, it of course being understoodthat the carrier It is of spring material and as is shown in Figure 2,the leg portions a, a are coiled as at I 2 so that there will besufiicient spring force to maintain the inwardly turned portions I I inthe ends of the barrel formation 8.

Numeral l3 denotes a stop block of rubber or some other like materialwhich has an opening l4 longitudinally therethrough and thisblock isslit inwardly from one side thereof as at [5 to meet the longitudinalopening l4 so that the block can be opened and slipped over the bightportion 1) of the carrier I0. It is preferable that the block be of somepolygonal cross section such as triangular.

The stop device is moved to the position shown in Figure 1 when it isdesired to hold a door in a given position. However, when it is desiredto dispose the stop device out of the way, it is elevated and broughtagainst the door 5 above the plate 7, at which position the end portionsof the legs a, a will snap into the notches 9 and the device will beheld in this elevated position. Obviously, when it is desired to lowerthe device, all that is required is that the coils I2, [2 be gripped andthe legs pulled slightly apart so as to remove the same from the notches9, after which the device can be swung downwardly to the position shownin Figure 1.

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specificterms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, sizeand materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit andscope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

l. A door stop comprising a plate adapted to be flatly secured to a faceof a door near the bottom of the latter and having a single barrelformed on its lower edge, said barrel having notches in the upperportions of its ends, a substantially U-shaped spring wire memberincluding bight and leg portions, said leg portions having inturned freeends pivotally engaged in the ends of said barrel and being formedintermediate their ends with coils tensioned to cause the portions ofthe legs adjacent the ends thereof to spring into said notches forreleasably retaining said wire member in upwardly swung position againstand above the bottom of the door, and a floorengaging block mounted onthe bight portion of said wire member.

2. A door sto comprising a plate adapted to be flatly secured to a faceof a door near the bottom of the latter and having a single horizontalbarrel, said barrel having notches in the upper portions of its ends, asubstantially U-shaped spring wire member including bight and legportions, said leg portions having inturned free ends pivotally engagedin the ends of said barrel and being tensioned tocause the portions ofthe legs adjacent the ends thereof to spring into said notches forreleasably retaining said wire member in upwardly swung position againstand above the bottom of the door, and a floor-engaging block mounted onthe bight portion of said wire member.

JOHN D. YOUTHER.

